"PHOO ACTION," the legendary and long unavailable comic book series by Mat Wakeham and Jamie Hewlett, is set to be re-released in a lavish Super Deluxe Edition later in 2024.

The press release follows:

Media Release -- PHOO ACTION, the long out of print, cult classic comic book creation from Mat Wakeham and Jamie Hewlett, expands into a luxurious, Super Deluxe Edition later this year.



With an exclusive run of only 500 copies, the limited hardback Phoo Action: Silver Jubilee Super Deluxe Edition not only includes the 464-page Deluxe Edition (out this December), but also showcases Wakeham and Hewlett's creation at its most beautiful and lavish featuring a numbered tip-in sheet signed by Jamie Hewlett and Mat Wakeham, plus a cloth spine, silver page edging, foil and spot UV finishing, along with five new art prints, embroidered patches, all collected in a stunning clamshell case.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary since the creation of the PHOO ACTION universe, Phoo Action: Silver Jubilee follows the adventures of crime-fighting duo of Whitey Action and Terry Phoo battling side-by-side once again. Sixteen-year-old Kung-Fu orphan Whitey's hangover is rudely interrupted and Phoo Action are forced to combat their long-time notorious foes, 'The Freebies', and the rest of the ridiculous mutants on to the filthy streets of Soho and are once again wreaking havoc.

Plus, dive deeper into the world of PHOO ACTION with a foreword by British music, culture, and entertainment journalist, broadcaster, and author, Miranda Sawyer; lost Hewlett & Wakeham comic pages; and an all-new prose story written by Wakeham and beautifully illustrated by Philip Bond (The Invisibles, Hellblazer, Kill Your Boyfriend). With over 90 pages of unseen preparatory art, as well as creature, set, and costume design and a complete written history, this compilation is a must-have for enthusiasts seeking the ultimate PHOO ACTION experience.



"This Super Deluxe Edition is our heartfelt tribute to 25 years of Phoo Action—filled with exclusive art. memories and everything that makes the series special. We poured a lot of love into this and I hope it means as much to you as it does to us." – Mat Wakeham

The superstar crime-fighting duo of Terry Phoo and Whitey Action originally burst onto the scene in 'Get the Freebies', a serialised comic strip created by Jamie Hewlett which ran for a year in British style and pop culture magazine The Face in 1996. The strip detailed the exploits of the anarchist duo as they battled side-by-side to combat their notorious foes, 'The Freebies' - a group of outrageous mutants wreaking havoc in the streets of London. With Mat Wakeham on board, the rebellious comic then became the cult sensation PHOO ACTION, which manifested into a 2008 BBC TV pilot starring Eddie Shin (Westworld) Jamie Winston (Kidulthood), and the late Carl Weathers (Rocky, Predator, The Mandalorian) directed by Euros Lyn (Black Mirror, Broadchurch, Heartstopper).

Phoo Action: Silver Jubilee Super Deluxe Edition is available to pre-order through http://phooaction.com, as well as directly from Forbidden Planet (UK) and Another Universe (US).

Phoo Action: Deluxe Edition (464pp, HC, $99.99, 9781787743458) are on sale at bookstores, comic shops and digital services in Q4 2024. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million and Forbidden Planet for UK.

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ABOUT JAMIE HEWLETT

The British artist Jamie Hewlett is a prolific creative and polymath who defies easy categorisation and occupies a unique position in the cultural landscape. He first rose to prominence in the late 1980s with the anarchic first-of-its-kind comic strip Tank Girl, and is perhaps best known for co-creating the BRIT and Grammy-winning virtual band Gorillaz, an ever-evolving truly global phenomenon which has achieved international success in entirely new and unique ways. Hewlett's career has seen him move effortlessly between the worlds of design, art and music, working at an unrelenting pace while constantly reinventing his artistic language, often capturing the zeitgeist with his pioneering, energetic work. This work has seen Hewlett reference and celebrate a variety of sources and inspiration, from hip hop to opera and zombie slasher movies to westerns, blending a multitude of global cultural influences in work which always adopts a punk-like sensibility. Hewlett was awarded the Jim Henson Creativity Honour in 2005 and Designer of the Year by London's Design Museum in 2006.

ABOUT MAT WAKEHAM

Matthew Wakeham, co-creator of Phoo Action, has been a close friend of Jamie Hewlett since Hewlett's inception of 'Tank Girl'. Having written and worked on previous Phoo Action titles, Wakeham went on to play a key role in the global creative launch of Gorillaz alongside Hewlett where he worked on creative and design, including establishing the multi-award-winning site, Kong Studios. Additionally, Wakeham co-wrote and directed 'Charts of Darkness', a one-off Channel 4 show about the group, while also overseeing the character and story scripting across various mediums such as animation, digital platforms, print, and live shows.

ABOUT TITAN COMICS

Titan Comics, a Titan Publishing Group company (which includes Titan Books, Titan Magazines and Titan Merchandise) is the comic book arm of the Titan Entertainment, and its sister company is the pop culture retail chain, Forbidden Planet. Titan Comics offers astounding comics and graphic novels from the world's greatest licensed properties, alongside creator-owned comic books from new and world-renowned talent and classic graphic novels re-mastered for brand-new audiences.

Titan Comics publishes a variety of genres through its imprints; Hard Case Crime (world-renowned pulp-crime publishing), Statix Press (critically acclaimed translated comics and graphic novels), and Titan Manga (exciting manga and anime-based titles).

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